Several bags of wheat were unearthed on the premises of a residential school at H. Rangapura in Tarikere taluk on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In a strange case, several bags of wheat have been found buried on the premises of a government residential school in Tarikere taluk. The incident has prompted the Department...

2 min readLucknowApr 2, 2026 06:44 PM IST The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has announced revised toll rates for the Agra-Lucknow Expressway, Purvanchal Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway and Gorakhpur Link Expressway, effective April 1, 2026. The revision shows a modest increase across all vehicle categories compared to 2025-26 rates. -For two/three wheelers and...

The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) fleet of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has been cleared to resume flight operations after a temporary pause for technical evaluation, with full operational deployment expected this week. Confirming the development, D K Sunil, Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), said the Local Modification Committee (LMC) has...

Iran on Thursday said its “Indian friends” need not worry about the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, assuring they are “in safe hands,” even as tensions remain high over control of the key shipping route amid the ongoing conflict.“Our Indian friends are in safe hands, no worries,” said Iran embassy in India on X,...

Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) office, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Shanker Chakravarty A Rajya Sabha member from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday (April 2, 2026) flagged a significant shortfall in the central government’s transfer of cess collections to designated funds, citing a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report...

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court news: Opening the judgment with a poignant tribute to parental love, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently upheld the exclusive right of one daughter to a Rs 2 crore land acquisition compensation, dismissing a challenge by her sister’s heirs who were stated to have surfaced...

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to take the oath as a Rajya Sabha member on April 10, sources told India Today. According to sources, Kumar will travel from Patna to Delhi on April 9 and may remain in the capital for two to three days, during which he is expected to meet senior...

. NEW DELHI: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Thursday the Indian Navy was just minutes away from launching strikes on Pakistan from the sea during Operation Sindoor, when Pakistan requested a halt to kinetic actions. Speaking at the Naval Investiture Ceremony, Admiral Tripathi said, “Operation Sindoor demonstrated exemplary readiness...

If the results of the local body elections held a few months ago are any indication, a subtle but significant shift in minority votes, particularly among Muslims in Malabar, appears to favour the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the April 9 Kerala Assembly elections. While election observers do not anticipate a sweeping mandate, the political...

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Apr 2, 2026 10:46 AM IST Soon after United States President Donald Trump claimed to have curtailed Iran’s ability to launch missiles and drones, Iran promptly stepped up to mock the US. Sharing a video on X that showed a missile launch, Iran said air raid sirens were blaring across Israel....